Ok so I have a hawk problem and I tried fixing it with a covered run but now it is muddy and I really just want to let them free range. I’ve tried EVERYTHING to get the hawks away, but no luck. I was wondering if a rooster would protect them because our neighbors 2 doors down have many chickens...
Hey there. So I had one chicken do the same thing. Nothing bad ever happened to her, but then a couple months ago I changed to all organic food and they went back to solid. Now, of course, this could be different then my chicken so I would just keep watching her behavior and make sure everything...
I would really appreciate if someone could help me out with these two quick questions :) ,
1). So I have 7 chickens and two huge nesting boxes for them. For about 4 months they were laying just fine inside them and it was all good. However just recently they have started kicking the nesting...
Ok, so I have 8 chickens currently and have tried to free range in the past. Sadly, 2 died from a hawk. Since then I built them a run and it was great until they ate all the grass. I really want to let them free range but am so scared that they will die considering that I see at least 5 hawks in...
I have been on vacation and came back yesterday to one of my hens trying to make noise but what came out was like a high pitch lost voice sound. I thought it would go away but it hasn't yet. The only way I can really describe it is either a lost voice noise or similar to when a car brake doesn't...
You are probably right! I just introduced 6 new chicks to the flock. From what I noticed the chicken with scabs seemed to be the head of them all and I didn't really keep an eye on her because of her dominance.